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Expansion of COVID-19 vaccination roll-out across Cheshire

Expansion of COVID-19 vaccination roll-out across Cheshire

Sixteen new GP-led COVID-19 vaccination services are set to start vaccinating people across Cheshire in the first weeks of 2021.

They include one in Nantwich, two in Crewe, and in other towns including Alsager, Middlewich, Congleton and Macclesfield.

January 4, 2021
Nantwich heads praise community response to volunteer plea

Nantwich heads praise community response to volunteer plea

Nantwich headteachers have praised the response of the community after appealing for help to deliver mass Covid testing of pupils on site.

David Cole, head of Brine Leas Academy, and John Harrison at Malbank have been working over Christmas to plan for the testing after the Government announced new return dates and mass testing requirements.

January 4, 2021
Cheshire Police issue Tier 4 warning after 22 people rescued in snow drama

Cheshire Police issue Tier 4 warning after 22 people rescued in snow drama

Cheshire Police teams have today warned residents to adhere to Tier 4 restrictions after officers were forced to embark on a 3-hour rescue of families stuck in snow in the county.

January 3, 2021
Former Nantwich Town star in blood cancer battle

Former Nantwich Town star in blood cancer battle

By Jack Beresford
Nantwich Town is supporting former player Dave Newton in his battle with blood cancer.

The search is on to find ex right winger Dave a suitable match for a bone marrow transplant after he was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia.

January 2, 2021
PIC FEATURE: More snow scenes like this are forecast for South Cheshire

PIC FEATURE: More snow scenes like this are forecast for South Cheshire

Weather forecasters say more snow showers could hit South Cheshire over the next few days.

Local photographers like Jonathan White have been sending in these beautiful winter images, capturing the snow at various locations.

January 2, 2021
FEATURE: Converting PDF File to a PDF/A File in minutes

FEATURE: Converting PDF File to a PDF/A File in minutes

These days, technology has already taken over the world.

In this generation, where everything is reachable and accessible through technology, some people still don’t know how to access them easily.

January 2, 2021
FEATURE: The 8 Leading Online Tools to Convert PDF to PDFA

FEATURE: The 8 Leading Online Tools to Convert PDF to PDFA

Computers are essential to everyone in today’s lives.

People rely heavily on them because they help someone do many things, including documenting, editing photos, planning lectures, reading novels, playing esports, etc.

January 2, 2021
FEATURE: Joey the Swan – fascinating history of Wistaston’s park

FEATURE: Joey the Swan – fascinating history of Wistaston’s park

The Joey the Swan recreation ground in Wistaston is named after an adult male cob swan that lived there in the 1930s.

In the 1930s a pair of swans – a cob and a pen – took up permanent residence on a pond or ‘stew’, opposite the Wistaston Hall.

December 31, 2020
Cheshire East Council and schools adapt to latest Government return plans

Cheshire East Council and schools adapt to latest Government return plans

Cheshire East Council says it is helping schools and colleges to put arrangements in place for the return of pupils to school in the New Year.

It follows latest Government guidance issued yesterday, which will see many students not back in the classroom until January 18.

December 31, 2020
Christie fundraiser from Nantwich makes New Year’s Honours list

Christie fundraiser from Nantwich makes New Year’s Honours list

A long term Christie supporter and businesswoman from Nantwich been awarded a British Empire Medal in this year’s New Year’s Honours list.

Sarah Darlington, who lives near Nantwich with her husband Tim and two children, has been given the prestigious award for her services to charity.

December 30, 2020
Cheshire East to move into Tier 4 highest restrictions

Cheshire East to move into Tier 4 highest restrictions

By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East and West boroughs will move into the tightest Covid-19 restrictions from tomorrow, Matt Hancock has confirmed.

December 30, 2020
Community champion Angela awarded The Cat Local Legend award

Community champion Angela awarded The Cat Local Legend award

A community champion in Crewe has been awarded The Cat FM’s “local legend” award for November.

Angela Leighton, the Community Champion at ASDA Crewe, was hailed for her work with local charities and organising vital donations.

December 30, 2020
READER’S LETTER: PCR Covid test is “totally useless”

READER’S LETTER: PCR Covid test is “totally useless”

Dear Editor,
The PCR Covid test is totally useless.

It throws up an amazing 93% FALSE positive rate. This means that 93% of the Covid deaths are not Covid deaths at all.

December 30, 2020